Summary
Dewey Avenue Elementary is a 341-student K–6 school in San Gabriel, in the Garvey Elementary District. The most important finding for families is that its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below the state and district in all three reported subjects, and lower than every nearby school’s rate in each subject.
The gap is broad, though its size depends on the subject and comparison. About 33% of Dewey students were proficient in ELA, 31% in math, and 23% in science. The state rates were 49%, 38%, and 36%; the district rates were 54%, 53%, and 42%. Compared with the nearby schools’ averages of 51% in ELA, 51% in math, and 38% in science, Dewey was behind by 19, 20, and 15 percentage points, respectively. Math was closest to the state result, while ELA had the largest state gap. Within the school, fourth grade stands out: just 15% were proficient in ELA and 20% in math, well below Dewey’s results in other grades.
The longer-term pattern is concerning: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency fell by 7 points in ELA, 9 in math, and 5 in science, although science rose from 18% in 2024–2025 to 23% in 2025–2026. Dewey is rated 2 stars by SchoolDigger and stands at the 35th statewide percentile, down from the 58th percentile in 2021–2022. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.7, compared with 22.1 across nearby schools; 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner Students was at the 75th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 50th percentile that year. In contrast, its 2025–2026 ranking for Hispanic Students was at the 7th percentile, compared with 35th overall.
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